I love Christmas/I hate Christmas

Christmas is a weird time of year for me. I flip flop between being excited/festive and being depressed/cynical. I think many feel the same. It can be an awful combination of high expenses, dreary weather, small talk with friends you once knew but can’t really connect with

Dear Watsonville

This looks really good. The art style is lovely. More stills available here.

It's almost time for Dragon Tales

As my daughter (who I’ll refer to as W) has grown up over the past (nearly) three years, there have been a lot of moments for nostalgia for my wife. She grew up with a much younger sibling, so she watched and read a lot of things targeted to

Got in the top 250 on the Apple News crossword today.

Feels nice. Probably will bump down significantly as the day goes on. That being said, some of the times on here are ridiculous:

My Four-Star Letterboxd Wall

Looking at my Letterboxd average review scores and it seems like I have a four-star wall. This isn’t as prominent as some I’ve seen. But it did get me thinking about why this is. Most importantly– I don’t like watching bad movies. To borrow words from a

Checking up on my goals

In January I made a list of goals for this year. Now that we’re in May, it's a good time to check up on them: Downsize ✅ We moved (ironically into a larger place) and in the process found a boatload of stuff to get rid of. Having

Every sports team I follow is cursed. ⚽️⚾️

Earlier this year, I told Anna that I had the desire to watch some sort of sport. I’ve watched football and baseball with my parents growing up, but I’ve never really made it my own. It would be nice to cheer on a team for the first time

Speed Governor

Yesterday, Scott Wiener announced a bill that would see speed governors installed in all vehicles sold in California starting in 2027. I think this is fantastic. And not just the term “speed governor” which evokes the image of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Mach 5. I am so sorry. Anyways I

Kale vs. Donuts

In this episode of the Techdirt podcast there’s a particularly great metaphor Ravi Iyer uses to describe bad algorithms that reinforce content you don’t want to see more of, and yet draws you in: I will eat donuts, and so I kind of “want” donuts, by one definition

2024 goals

This is a non-comprehensive list of some things I want to achieve in the new year. Maybe I’ll set reminders to check in on this as the year goes on. Downsize I want less stuff. Every time we move there’s a box or two full of random stuff